Aphyosemion

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Aphyosemion
Aphyosemion elberti red T.jpg
Aphyosemion elberti, male
Aphyosemion splendopleure 'Tiko green' Male.png
Aphyosemion splendopleure, male
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Nothobranchiidae
Genus: Aphyosemion
G. S. Myers, 1924
Type species
Aphyosemion castaneum
G. S. Myers, 1924[1]
Synonyms[2]

Chromaphyosemion *, 1971

  • Diapteron & Seegers, 1977
  • Iconisemion Huber, 2013
  • Kathetys Huber, 1977
  • Mesoaphyosemion Radda, 1977
  • Paraphyosemion Radda, 1977
  • Scheelsemion Huber, 2013

Aphyosemion is a genus of African rivulines endemic as the name indicates to Africa. Many of these species are popular aquarium fish.

Species[]

Aphyosemion australe, wild type, male
Aphyosemion ogoense, male
Aphyosemion striatum pair: female in background

There are currently 100 recognized species in this genus:[3]

  • , 1976
  • G. S. Myers, 1933
  • , 1998
  • & , 1976 (Red-finned killifish)
  • , 1980 (Golden killifish)
  • Aphyosemion australe (, 1921) (Lyre-tail killifish)
  • , 1971 (Bamileke killifish)
  • (Boulenger, 1911) (Bates' killifish)
  • (C. G. E. Ahl, 1924) (Two-striped killifish)
  • & , 2016 [4]
  • Aphyosemion bivittatum (Lönnberg, 1895) (Two-stripe lyretail)
  • (C. G. E. Ahl, 1924)
  • & , 1978
  • ( & , 1987)
  • (Boulenger, 1911) (Banner lyretail)
  • (Boulenger, 1903) (Cameroon killifish)
  • , , , & , 2009
  • G. S. Myers, 1924
  • & , 1979 (Caudal-stripe killifish)
  • Scheel, 1971
  • & Scheel, 1981
  • (Boulenger, 1915) (Christy's lyretail)
  • & , 1977
  • & , 1977 (Sky-blue killifish)
  • , 1951 (Red-spot killifish)
  • (C. G. E. Ahl, 1924) (Congo killifish)
  • & Géry, 1968 (Gabon jewel killifish)
  • , 1987 (M'bam killifish)
  • (Pellegrin, 1904)
  • (, 2008)
  • , 1987 (Edea killifish)
  • (C. G. E. Ahl, 1924) (Red-barred killifish)
  • Aphyosemion elegans (Boulenger, 1899) (Elegant killifish)
  • (, 2008)
  • (C. G. E. Ahl, 1924) (Escherich's killifish)
  • & , 2005
  • & , 1977 (False jewel killifish)
  • (Boulenger, 1911) (Jewel killifish)
  • & Sonnenberg, 2018
  • (Boulenger, 1910)
  • Scheel, 1971 (Goby killifish)
  • , 1975
  • , 1975 (Gabon killifish)
  • & Géry, 1968
  • & , 2013 [5]
  • & , 1985 (Hannelore's killifish)
  • , 1983 (Heinemann's killifish)
  • , 1998
  • , 1975 (Herzog's killifish)
  • , 1980 (Hofmann's killifish)
  • & , 2015 [6]
  • & , 1977
  • , 1999
  • (, 2007)
  • Poll, 1951
  • & , 1977
  • , 1984
  • & , 2007
  • (Boulenger, 1903)
  • (Pellegrin, 1931) [6]
  • , 1991
  • (Boulenger, 1911)
  • & , 1977
  • & , 2006
  • (, & , 2005)
  • (, 2007)
  • & , 2014 [7]
  • , 1977
  • & , 2011
  • & , 1977
  • (Pellegrin, 1930)
  • (, 2007)
  • , , & , 2013 [8]
  • (C. G. E. Ahl, 1928)
  • , 1994
  • , 2004
  • , 1991
  • & , 1987
  • & , 1977
  • & , 2012 [9]
  • & , 1977
  • (, & , 2005)
  • Scheel, 1975
  • & , 1977
  • (C. G. E. Ahl, 1924)
  • & Scheel, 1981
  • & , 1978
  • (Boulenger, 1920)
  • , 1980
  • Aphyosemion splendopleure (, 1929)
  • (Boulenger, 1911)
  • & , 2010
  • & , 1978
  • , 1999
  • (, 1930)
  • & , 1977
  • & , 1978
  • , 1973
  • & , 1985 (Wuendsch's killifish)
  • , 1981

References[]

  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Aphyosemion". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Nothobranchiidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Aphyosemion in FishBase. April 2019 version.
  4. ^ Valdesalici, Stefano; Eberl, Wolfgang (2016). "Aphyosemion bitteri (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae), a new killifish species from the northern Massif du Chaillu, Gabon" (PDF). Aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology. 22 (2): 61–68.
  5. ^ Valdesalici, Stefano; Eberl, Wolfgang (11 September 2013). "Aphyosemion grelli (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae), a new species from the Massif du Chaillu, southern Gabon" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology. Senckenberg Nature Research Society. 63 (2): 155–160.
  6. ^ a b Valdesalici, Stefano; Eberl, Wolfgang (2015). "Aphyosemion jeanhuberi, a new killifish species of the Aphyosemion ogoense species group (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae), with remarks on the identity of Aphyosemion louessense (Pellegrin, 1931)". Aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology. 21 (3): 110–119.
  7. ^ Valdesalici, Stefano; Eberl, Wolfgang (2014). "Aphyosemion mengilai, a new killifish species from the northern Massif du Chaillu, central Gabon (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae)". Aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology. 20 (2): 111–116.
  8. ^ Agnese, Jean-François; Legros, Olivier; Cazaux, Benoite; Estivals, Guillain (2013). "Aphyosemion pamaense, a new killifish species (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae) from Cameroon". Zootaxa. 3670 (4): 516–530. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3670.4.6. PMID 26438958 – via ResearchGate.
  9. ^ Sonnenberg, Rainer; Van der Zee, Jouke R. (July 2012). "Aphyosemion pseudoelegans (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae), a new killifish species from the Cuvette centrale in the Congo Basin (Democratic Republic of Congo)" (PDF). Bonn Zoological Bulletin. 61 (1): 3–12.
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